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as in birthplace
a place of origin
for many oenophiles, France remains the motherland of fine wines
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as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
all his life he longed to return to his motherland
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Recent Examples of motherland
The Russian president has variously insisted that the incursion was a preemptive strike against a Ukrainian attack, a sacred defense of the Russian motherland, and a continuation of the Soviet fight against Nazism.
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Ngaire Woods, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Last month, Casa De Paz received a call from a Venezuelan man in Denver requesting a plane ticket to Colombia, the nearest country to his motherland with a direct U.S. flight.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2025
Never was Nashville mentioned — this, despite its status as a true motherland of the Movement.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
Playing the stony henchman who very gradually emits flickers of affection for his reluctant mark has brought the actor, already famous in his motherland, international visibility and a place in the awards conversation.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
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Ngaire Woods, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Last month, Casa De Paz received a call from a Venezuelan man in Denver requesting a plane ticket to Colombia, the nearest country to his motherland with a direct U.S. flight.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2025
Never was Nashville mentioned — this, despite its status as a true motherland of the Movement.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
Playing the stony henchman who very gradually emits flickers of affection for his reluctant mark has brought the actor, already famous in his motherland, international visibility and a place in the awards conversation.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motherland
Noun
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After all, North Carolina is the birthplace of human flight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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The development is just the latest skirmish in a decades-long war that cyclists have waged to legally ride the trails in mountain biking’s birthplace.—
Maureen Gaffney,
Outside Online,
30 Jan. 2025
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Families a generation removed from enslavement owned their homes and read a local Black newspaper.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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Leighton Meester and Adam Brody have been through it recently, counting among the first public figures to lose their home in the Los Angeles wildfires.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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From agricultural tools to industrial machines, from cradles to skyscrapers, our species has grown by learning, discarding, and rebuilding.—
Rick Tumlinson,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Paige Bueckers, watching from the bench with a knee injury, was gesturing with imaginary bow and arrow, imaginary rocking of the cradle, imaginary goggles.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2025
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The second album, due out in February, will be more country, soul and blues-based.—
Piet Levy,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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That leaves time for Washington and other countries to negotiate and hopefully lessen the ultimate shock.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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With their newest product, Coffee Fix Peptide Eye Cream, the brand builds upon its ethos of incorporating natural ingredients—such as hibiscus, coffee, and soursop—from her homeland of Jamaica.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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The secretaries of state, education, and homeland security are also supposed to provide guidance for colleges and universities about how to report antisemitism by aliens that could be grounds for investigation or deportation.—
Joseph Lawler,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Motherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherland. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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